Panthers third-line center Marcel Goc doesn’t have the goal-scoring resume that several of his fellow Panthers newcomers has yet coach Kevin Dineen tabbed him to be one of his three shootout shooters in Saturday’s thrilling 3-2 win over the Lightning. While Panthers goalie Jose Theodore thwarted all three of Tampa Bay’s stars – Steven Stamkos, Martin St Louis and finally Vincent Lecalier (only Theo didn’t even know he stopped that one!), Goc delivered the game-winner.
Dineen said Goc’s history in shootouts while on Nashville and his prowess in practice drills made him his choice. Here’s Goc describing his shootout strategy.

My feature on Goc will follow. You can watch the entire shootout on http://www.nhl.com/panthers/

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HARVEY FIALKOV, a tennis-playing sportswriter who grew up in Long Island following the dynastic Islanders, is the new Panthers beat writer for the Sun Sentinel and looking forward to writing about the best professional sports team in Broward County.